Tag Archives: Conversion

Buddhist Kingdom of Bhutan Forbids Public Christian Prayer

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THIMPHU, Bhutan, JAN. 28, 2004 (Zenit.org).- In the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, Christians are forbidden to celebrate or pray in public and priests are denied visas to enter, says a bishop in neighboring India. Bishop Stephen Lepcha, whose Diocese of Darjeeling includes the kingdom, explained that Buddhism is the official religion of Bhutan, and every… Read More: Buddhist Kingdom of Bhutan Forbids Public Christian Prayer »

Bush-sponsored Evangelisation of India-II

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No responsible journalist committed to the sacred cause of stating the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, can overlook the fact that when President Bush was moving into the Oval Office in Washington in January 2001, a worldwide Conversion Movement, comprehensively funded and promoted by American evangelical groups, was already at its… Read More: Bush-sponsored Evangelisation of India-II »

The Goa Inquisition

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EDICTS OF GOA INQUISITION by the Portugese: ALL THE NATIVES OF INDIA, resident in the islands of Goa, Salsete and Bardez are hereby ordered that  During marriage celebration they should not use Gaitas or any other Hindu musical instruments.  They should not distribute viros of betel leaves and areca nuts in pubic or private.  They… Read More: The Goa Inquisition »

The Greatest Christian Warmonger of All Time

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I had never heard of Ellis Washington until I saw his recent WorldNetDaily article titled “Nation-building? No, Christian-building” and did some digging. Besides being a weekend commentator for WorldNetDaily, Washington is a black conservative, a graduate of the John Marshall Law School, former editor of the Michigan Law Review, host of an Atlanta radio program,… Read More: The Greatest Christian Warmonger of All Time »

The Missionary Position

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Conversion has always been a topic that arouses, if not inflames, our human emotions. After all, the missionary is trying to persuade a person to change his religious belief, which concerns the ultimate issues of life and death, the very meaning of our existence. And the missionary is usually denigrating the person’s current belief, which… Read More: The Missionary Position »

The preying Church

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Feelin’ goo-ood… When both opposing factions get mad at an observer, s/he can be sure of being on the right track. OTOH, the Omniscient never need to bother about infractions committed in the name of secularism – for there’s never any. Not even the Shah Bane amendment. For, Nehruvian secularism is Infallible. Just like that… Read More: The preying Church »

The Question Of Evangelism In India

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“Conversion, murder and India’s Supreme Court” by Mathew Schmalz, Professor of Religious Studies at College of the Holy Cross, was featured on Washington Post’s On Faith a few days ago. I take this opportunity to respond to two questions he posed, namely, “Is conversion wrong?” and “Is anger over conversion an extenuating circumstance for murder?”… Read More: The Question Of Evangelism In India »

The Spread of Christianity in Kashmir and Its Unholy Designs

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Two years ago a flood of reports suddenly appeared in the Indian press revealing an alarming number of conversions of Muslims to Christianity in Kashmir. Figures of the number of such converts in the past ten years varied greatly, with some putting the total as high as 20,000. In the absence of any detailed research… Read More: The Spread of Christianity in Kashmir and Its Unholy Designs »